US Civil Rights History Spawns Tourism In Birmingham, Alabama, a battleground in the struggle for African American equality, some are capitalizing on so-called heritage tourism. It was in this very city where the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and o...
European Economic Crisis Persists as EU Questions Greek Commitment Thousands of Greeks, many of them prosperous and middle class until recently, crowded into the streets outside the parliament and clashed with police. Inside, parliament members adopt...
African Educators Discuss Ways to Develop Work Force ADEA Executive Secretary Ahlin Byll-Cataria said theres a missing link between education and employment in Africa. He said students finish primary school without job skills and college graduates ha...
Santorum, Romney in Virtual Tie in Race for US Republican Nomination 共和党候选人罗姆尼和桑托勒姆难分胜负 A comeback of swards for Mitt Romney. 这是罗姆尼强势回归的信号。 Thanks so much. Good to see you. Thanks so much,...
Wind Offers Clue to Curbing Malaria A team of scientists studying the patterns of malaria infection in rural Kenyan villages noticed that, despite a gradual reduction of malaria cases in the region, hotspots persisted. The blood-sucking mosquitos tha...
Whitney Houston Remembered as Trailblazer, World Class Entertainer Among all of Houstons groundbreaking achievements, including a tally of more than 400 career awards, her most significant feat was her record-setting string of seven consecutive Numbe...
Adele Dominates Grammy Awards Adeles Grammys included Album of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 21 and Record and Song of The Year, which she shared with her producer, engineers and co-writer, for the track Rolling in the Deep. The singer showed...
'100 Proof' Reflects Big Changes for Kellie Pickler Pickler says she finally found her creative identity on her third album, 100 Proof. With titles like Wheres Tammy Wynette and Unlock That Honky Tonk, the songs showcase her traditional Country roots...
South Sudan Oil Dispute Raises Specter of War South Sudan is retooling its armed forces - working to strengthen the former rebel Southern People's Liberation Army into a more formal military. Soldiers here at the Bilpam military base in Juba could be...
Auto Industry Recovery Key Issue for Michigan Voters On the floor of auto shows across the country, the prevailing theme is that U.S. auto companies, headquartered in Detroit, are back and as competitive as ever. Its not back, its always been here, s...
'The Artist's Silent Power Leads Oscar Pack By now, many moviegoers have seen Alexander Paynes bittersweet drama The Descendants. It's about a busy lawyer who finds himself as the single parent of his two daughters as his wife lies in a coma after a...
Civil Society Pushing for Arms Trade Treaty Final negotiations begin in July on the Arms Trade Treaty. The agreement would control the global trade in conventional weapons from rifles to tanks to warships. This week, the last round of preliminary tal...
New Tower in Tokyo Outstrips Older Rival For decades, visitors to Tokyo have admired this Far East tribute to the Eiffel Tower, 13 meters taller than its Parisian predecessor. But the Tokyo Tower is about to be upstaged by a downtown riverside rival,...
Love is a Matter of the Brain While our thoughts and emotions seem like invisible, intangible things, these internal states can be inferred by monitoring blood flow in different parts of our brain using advanced imaging techniques. Neuroscientist Luc...
A Voice for Models, in Time for New York's Fashion Week Sara Ziff started modeling at age 14. By 21, she was walking the runways for top designers. Her image was plastered all over Manhattan on ads for popular clothing lines, as shown in her 2009 doc...
